Nana Golden Beach All Inclusive Resort & Spa
Nana Golden Beach All Inclusive Resort & Spa is a beachfront family ultra all-inclusive at Stalis, rebuilt from the old Nana Beach in a complete 2020 renovation, about 22 km from Heraklion airport. Nana Golden Beach added its own waterpark in 2022, runs 7 pools plus a 25-metre indoor pool, and guests score it 4.9 out of 5 on Tripadvisor across 4,764 reviews and 9.5 out of 10 on Booking.com. Our verdict lands at 8.8 out of 10: the strongest family all-inclusive numbers on this coast, with sunbed pressure and a la carte scarcity the honest caveats.
Hotel information
| Hotel | Nana Golden Beach All Inclusive Resort & Spa |
|---|---|
| Address | Old National Road, Stalida 700 14 |
| Type | Resorts |
| Style | Family ultra all-inclusive beach resort |
| Signature | On-site Nana Waterpark, free for guests; 7 pools |
| History | Ex Nana Beach; fully renovated and renamed in 2020 |
| Wellness | Royal Wellness Club spa with 25-metre indoor pool |
| Sports | Tennis and sports centre |
| Nearest airport | Heraklion (HER), about 22 km |
| Booking.com rating | 9.5/10 (190 reviews) |
| Tripadvisor rating | 4.9/5 (4,764 reviews) |
| CreteLocals score | 8.8/10 · read the verdict |
Booking.com and Tripadvisor scores checked on September 19, 2026.
Location
Nana Golden Beach All Inclusive Resort & Spa is located at Old National Road, Stalida 700 14, in Stalis (Stalida). The map below shows the exact spot; Google Maps and Waze give turn-by-turn directions.
Who Nana Golden Beach suits, and who should skip it
Nana Golden Beach suits families who want the full all-inclusive week with a waterpark inside the gates, and it suits them because everything children rate, slides, kids club, karaoke, crepes, swim-up bars, is included rather than chargeable. The lists below come from recurring themes in the resort’s 4,764 Tripadvisor reviews and 190 Booking.com reviews.
Advantages
- Scores almost without weakness, with every Tripadvisor subrating at 4.8 or 4.9
- Nana Waterpark on site and free for guests since 2022
- Beachfront position on Stalis sand with a private beach area
- Dining depth from the main buffet through a la carte venues, with Artemis and La Pergola the named favourites
- Royal Wellness Club spa with a 25-metre indoor pool
- Panorama bar and swim-up bars carrying the adult end of the day
Disadvantages
- Sunbed crush, since the beach area is compact and poolside loungers go early with towels
- A la carte restaurants book out, so reserve on arrival day
- Heavily family-focused by design, which couples seeking quiet read as a mismatch
- Value at 4.8 is technically the lowest subrating, the only place the scores dip at all
The rooms: renovated stock from the 2020 rebuild
Nana Golden Beach carries room stock renovated wholesale in the 2020 rebuild, from doubles through family rooms and swim-up categories, which is why the rooms subrating holds at 4.8 with none of the old-wing lottery bigger resorts suffer.
Families should look at the family rooms and the blocks nearest the waterpark, while couples do better in the adult-leaning sections by the Panorama bar. Sea-view rooms over Stalis bay are the photogenic pick, and swim-up rooms turn the terrace into the pool for the fullest version of the concept.
The waterpark, the beach and the all-inclusive depth
The waterpark is the 2022 addition that separates Nana Golden Beach from every other Stalis resort, and it costs guests nothing extra. Around it run 7 pools, the kids club, the mini disco, and an animation programme that fills the day without leaving gaps.
The beach fronts the resort directly, sandy with a private section, and compact enough that the morning towel race is real. Food is the other pillar: the main buffet holds the volume, the a la carte rooms, Artemis and La Pergola leading the mentions, lift the evenings, and the crepe and gyros counters own the afternoons. The Royal Wellness Club and its indoor 25-metre pool give the resort a wet-weather and shoulder-season answer most neighbours lack.
How to get there
Nana Golden Beach is about 22 km from Heraklion airport (HER), a drive of roughly 25 minutes along the north coast to Stalis, on the old national road at the beach. Hersonissos and Malia bracket the resort a few minutes either side.
Three transport options cover the trip, and each fits a different stay. A pre-booked transfer or taxi keeps the arrival simple; our guide to taxi and airport transfer services in Crete lists the operators and typical prices. A hire car adds Knossos, Heraklion, and the Lasithi plateau, and our car rental in Crete page compares local rates. The north-coast bus stops in Stalis constantly through the season.
The Crete Locals review
Nana Golden Beach is the resort we cite when someone argues family all-inclusives have a quality ceiling, because 4.9 across 4,764 reviews says this one has not found it. The 2020 rebuild explains the consistency: rather than renovating in patches, the Karatzis family gutted and rebuilt the old Nana Beach in one pass, so the rooms, restaurants, and pools all date from the same standard. Adding the free waterpark in 2022 removed the last reason to leave the gates with children in tow.
What the reviews describe consistently is generosity: an all-inclusive where the sushi is included, the crepes flow, the swim-up bar pours the same drinks as the lobby, and the staff run the programme with the named-in-reviews warmth that Greek family operations do best. The sister property next door, Nana Princess, holds the luxury crown of the pair; Nana Golden Beach holds the fun one, and families move between the 2 across generations.
The honest caveats are the price of popularity rather than flaws. The beach section is compact for the guest count, so front-row loungers vanish with the towels at dawn, and the a la carte tables, being genuinely good, book out fast enough that the arrival-day reservation run is standard guest craft. Couples should also read the room correctly: this resort is built around children succeeding at their holiday, and it sounds like it.
Book Nana Golden Beach as the family pick for Stalis and work the 2 known pressure points on day 1: reserve the a la carte nights at the desk and settle your sunbed rhythm early or late. June and September give the waterpark queues their shortest form, and the 25-minute transfer means the holiday starts almost at the baggage belt.
